METHOD AND APPARATUSES FOR RESPECTIVELY TRANSFERRING INFORMATION WITHIN AND BETWEEN SYSTEM-ON-CHIPS (SOCS) VIA AN INTERNAL BUS AND AN EXTERNAL BUS ACCORDING TO THE SAME COMMUNICATION PROTOCOL

摘要

A system including a first system-on-chip (SoC) and a second SoC. The first SoC includes a first module and a second module. The second module is separate from the first module. The second module is in communication with the first module via a first bus. The first bus is internal to the first SoC. The second SoC is separate from the first SoC. The second SoC is in communication with the first SoC via a second bus. The second bus is external to both the first SoC and the second SoC. The first bus and the second bus are configured to use a same communication protocol to respectively transfer information (i) between the first module and the second module via the first bus and internally within the first SoC and (ii) between the first SoC and the second SoC via the second bus.

主权项

1. A system comprising:
a first system-on-chip (SoC), wherein the first system-on-chip (SoC) includes
(i) a first module, and(ii) a second module that is separate from the first module, wherein the second module is in communication with the first module via a first bus, and wherein the first bus is internal to the first system-on-chip (SoC); and a second system-on-chip (SoC) that is separate from the first system-on-chip (SoC), wherein the second system-on-chip (SoC) is in communication with the first system-on-chip (SoC) via a second bus, and wherein the second bus is external to both the first system-on-chip (SoC) and the second system-on-chip (SoC), wherein the first bus and the second bus are configured to use a same communication protocol to respectively transfer information (i) between the first module and the second module via the first bus and internally within the first system-on-chip (SoC) and (ii) between the first system-on-chip (SoC) and the second system-on-chip (SoC) via the second bus.